Acts 10:28

And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Cross-reference

Acts 10:34 Parallel

Acts 10:34 states Peter's conclusion "God shows no partiality" — the application of the vision that underlies his statement here.

Acts 10:15 Citation

Acts 10:15 is the divine command "What God has made clean, do not call common" that Peter is citing as his authority.

Acts 22:21 Parallel

In Acts 22:21, Paul recounts Jesus sending him to Gentiles — the same divine mandate for Gentile inclusion that Peter learns here.

Acts 15:9 Parallel

In Acts 15:9, Peter restates this same truth: God makes no distinction, purifying Gentiles by faith.

Acts 15:8 Parallel

Acts 15:8 points to God giving the Holy Spirit to Gentiles — confirming that God accepts them, aligning with Peter's new understanding.

Acts 11:9 Parallel

Acts 11:9 repeats the same vision command, showing Peter's consistent testimony about not calling Gentiles unclean.

Acts 11:2 Historical context

Acts 11:2 shows the circumcision party criticizing Peter, continuing the controversy from his statement about associating with Gentiles.

Ephesians 3:6 reveals Gentiles as co-heirs, members of one body — the mystery Peter begins to understand here.

Galatians 2:12‑14 recounts Peter later withdrawing from Gentiles — contradicting the lesson he learned here about not calling anyone unclean.

John 18:28 Contrast

John 18:28 shows Jews avoiding Gentile defilement — the very mindset Peter is commanded to abandon in his vision.

Mark 7:15 Allusion

Mark 7:15 records Jesus' teaching that nothing outside defiles, which directly authorizes Peter's new stance calling no person unclean.

Leviticus 20:25 Historical context

Leviticus 20:25 commands distinguishing clean from unclean — the separation Peter is told to no longer apply to people.

Romans 14:14 states nothing is unclean in itself, echoing the same principle Peter applies to people in his vision.

Leviticus 11:8 Historical context

Leviticus 11:8 forbids eating unclean animals — the very law symbolically overturned in Peter's vision about people.

Galatians 2:14 shows Paul rebuking Peter for later separating from Gentiles — contradicting the truth he received here.

Ephesians 2:14 describes Christ destroying the barrier between Jews and Gentiles — the very division Peter is told to ignore.

John 4:27 Parallel

In John 4:27, the disciples are shocked Jesus talks to a Samaritan — mirroring the surprise at Peter associating with Gentiles.

John 4:9 Parallel

John 4:9 states Jews avoid Samaritans — a similar ethnic barrier to the Jew‑Gentile divide Peter is told to overcome.

Luke 18:11 Contrast

Luke 18:11 shows a Pharisee thanking God he's not like others — the 'us vs. them' mindset Peter is unlearning.

Isaiah 65:5 Parallel

Isaiah 65:5 condemns those who say 'I am too holy for you' — the same self-righteous separation Peter abandons.

Ephesians 3:5 notes the mystery of Gentile inclusion was revealed by the Spirit, just as Peter received this revelation.

Leviticus 7:19 Historical context

Leviticus 7:19 gives the ceremonial food law that Peter's vision challenges — clean/unclean distinctions for meat.